Surgical fastener

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical fastener, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the surgical fastener shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the surgical fastener shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the surgical fastener shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the surgical fastener shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the surgical fastener shown in FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a surgical fastener, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D744646
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 2013
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 2015
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventors: Robert Nering (Stockton, NJ), Simon Cohn (Lebanon, NJ), Anthony Miksza (Nazareth, PA), Matthew David Daniel (Ann Arbor, MI), Jeremy David Jarrett (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/459,660